Irish-born artist (Callan, County Kilkenny) who initially worked in a bank before military service, and created his first oil painting in 1945 (Tate). He came to Cornwall on a painting holiday in 1955 and stayed, living in various places between St Ives and Penzance. Altogether he worked in Cornwall in the Land's End district for more than 30 years.

Latterly (1990) he and his wife Jane O'MALLEY(nee Harris), were drawn home to Ireland though maintaining their friends and memberships in Cornwall, where Tony has been greatly honoured and celebrated as a 'national treasure'. He was especially honoured in 1993 when the President of the Irish Republic, Mary Robinson,  made him a Saoi (Aosdana title) presented to only 'Five Living Artists' at any one time. Together Jane and Tony created a rural idyll of a home in extensive laid-out gardens in which their studios and storerooms were contructed. Many Penwith friends, visited them and continue now to make the trip to Kilkenny to pay homage to the memory of a great friend and artist, who had spent the majority of his artistic life in Cornwall.